In 2013, 251,670 people or more than 1 in 6 people lived in food insecure households within the 22 counties served by the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan. Through our pledges to our church’s program, the Mission committee makes donations to the Food Bank to assist in their mission outreach....
Sixteen volunteers from our church traveled to the North End Soup Kitchen in Flint on Saturday, September 27, to prepare and serve a lunch to people in crisis. Larry Zimbler again headed up our meal preparation by deciding on a menu, obtaining the food and organizing our volunteers. We served...
30 August ended this year’s Deacon’s Back to School project. Twenty-eight children received a bag of clothes, $40.00 for shoes donated by the Fenton Kiwanis and a backpack that included school supplies. The congregation responded with characteristic zeal to a very short timeline as this year the names of needy...
We are happy to report that our Read & Feed program was a great success for our third year! We hosted 24 second and third grade students from area schools who had been identified as needing assistance with reading. We hoped to “jump-start” their fall schooling by providing them with...
We want to thank the 46 people who showed up to donate their blood during our Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, June 14. 43 people were able to donate. We also want to thank the Boy Scouts for assisting in setting up and packing up the equipment, the members...
It’s nearly time for the Deacons’ Christmas Project. Our congregation will have the opportunity to help a family have a more joyous Christmas. You’ll be able to help by purchasing a grocery bag of food, or clothes and/or a toy for a child. This will all start November 17th after...
A big THANK YOU to the congregation from the youth group for donating items to fill 10 care packages for our college freshman. There’s nothing like a treat when you are away from home!
In spite of the overcast day, over 90 people from the Fenton churches showed up to walk today in the 2013 CROP Walk including 12 people from our church. This was Fenton’s 33rd annual walk for the Fenton, Lake Fenton, Linden and Holly area. Almost $300,000 has been raised over...
We are happy to report that our Read & Feed program was a great success for our second year! We hosted 29 second and third grade readers from the Fenton elementary schools who had been identified as needing assistance with their reading. We hoped to “jump-start” their fall schooling by...
On Thursday, August 1, we hosted a picnic at Silver Lake Park Beach in Fenton for the Whaley Children’s Center. We were pleased that 40 youth and 12 staff attended from Whaley. They had a great time and were very appreciative; they look forward to this picnic each year. We...
